Archive for October 11th, 2008

Elvis Meets Nixon

by: admin October 11, 2008

Two years into his presidency, Nixon met Elvis at the White House following the singer’s (unfulfilled) request to become a federal agent. Four years later on 8 August 1974, after his triumphant visit to China and a short-lived popularity surge which started with a landslide election win and ended in Watergate, Nixon resigned.
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Elvis Meets Nixon

by: admin October 11, 2008

Two years into his presidency, Nixon met Elvis at the White House following the singer’s (unfulfilled) request to become a federal agent. Four years later on 8 August 1974, after his triumphant visit to China and a short-lived popularity surge which started with a landslide election win and ended in Watergate, Nixon resigned.
 

Nixon admires Elvis’s [...]

Elvis Impersonator Buys U.K Bar

by: admin October 11, 2008

An Elvis impersonator is the new owner of Rutland’s only nightclub.
But David Clay won’t be performing at the former Bella’s venue, where he plans to introduce a more upmarket feel.
As well as a £50,000 facelift one of the main changes will be the introduction of live singers to mirror the success of some of his [...]

Johnny Cash: The Unexpected Elvis Impersonator

by: admin October 11, 2008

Attributed By: Chris Parton

I knew Johnny Cash was funny, but check out this video  He says he’s going to do an impersonation of a rock ‘n’ roll singer … doing an impersonation of Elvis Presley. I don’t know if Elvis ever saw it (he was in the Army at the time) but I can imagine [...]

Wanted dead or alive

by: admin October 11, 2008

 
You can’t take it with you, but that doesn’t stop dead celebs from making money. John Marrs meets the people behind the top earners (deceased)
 
Attributed By: John Marrs the Guardian
 

Branding the dead: Elvis and Priscilla Presley Barbie dolls
Ad campaigns and licensing deals are helping to keep the world’s top 10 dead celebrities alive — and [...]

Lisa Marie Presley Welcomes Twin Girls!

by: admin October 11, 2008

Lisa Marie Presley gave birth to twin girls on Friday, reports Star.

The 40-year-old daughter and heir of Elvis Presley welcomed her daughters with 47-year-old musician husband Michael Lockwood by her side at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Lisa Marie’s two older children, Riley, 21, and Ben, 16, from her [...]

Viva Las Vegas for local Blue Suede Crew

by: admin October 11, 2008

 
Attributed By DAWN SCHABBING, Features Writerdschabbing@jg-tc.com
A Local group of musicians is taking its talents to a bigger venue next month in Las Vegas.
Blue Suede Crew was chosen from 120 applicants to perform at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Nov. 18-20. Only 10 musical acts were selected, said Blue Suede Crew Manager Ruth Furry of [...]

DNA lab owner: Elvis is not dead

by: admin October 11, 2008

Supports woman’s claim to be Presley’s half-sister
Attributed By Lawrence Buser (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal Saturday, October 11, 2008
The head of an Arizona DNA lab who supports a woman’s claim that she’s the daughter of Vernon Presley said Friday there’s something even more interesting about the case.
Elvis is alive.
“I think the DNA taken from the person [...]